Editing Metropolitan Tabernacle (section)

{{Short description|Church in Elephant and Castle, London, England}}
{{for |the Metropolitan Tabernacle in Mexico City|Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral}}
{{other uses|Tabernacle (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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| name = Metropolitan Tabernacle
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| image = Metropolitan Tabernacle, Elephant and Castle, London - geograph.org.uk - 890858.jpg
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| denomination = [[Reformed Baptist|Reformed]] [[Independent Baptist|Independent Baptist]]
| founded date = 1650
| founder = William Rider
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| pastor = Peter Masters, assistant pastor Ibrahim Ag Mohamed
| location = [[Elephant and Castle]], [[London]]
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| website = {{URL|https://metropolitantabernacle.org}}
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The '''Metropolitan Tabernacle''' is a [[Reformed Baptist|Reformed]] [[Independent Baptist|Independent Baptist Church]] in the [[Elephant and Castle]] area in [[London]]. It was the largest [[Nonconformist (Protestantism)|non-conformist]] church of its day in 1861.{{Sfn | Austin | 2007 | p = 86}} The Tabernacle fellowship has been worshipping together since 1650. Its first pastor was William Rider; other notable pastors and preachers include [[Benjamin Keach]], [[John Gill (theologian)|John Gill]], [[John Rippon]] and [[Charles Spurgeon|C. H. Spurgeon]]. The present pastor is [[Peter Masters]].<ref name=dall /><ref name=sheehan>{{Citation | last = Sheehan| first =Robert | title =Spurgeon and the Modern Church| place = Phillipsburg NJ | publisher = Presbyterian & Reformed Pub Co |date=Jun 1985  | isbn = 9780946462056}}</ref><ref name="Nettles">{{Cite book | last = Nettles | first = Tom | title = Living By Revealed Truth The Life and Pastoral Theology of Charles Haddon Spurgeon | publisher = Christian Focus Publishing| location = Ross-shire | pages = 700 | date = 21 July 2013 | isbn =9781781911228 }}</ref>